<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE=
="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 10/28/2003 7:06:08 AM Central Stand=
ard Time, A440WRMPiano@tm.net writes:<BR>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=4 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Bookm=
an Old Style" LANG="0">Anyone have any experience using the hammer hardene=
r or hammer softener stuff sold by Pianotek? Results? Any hammer=
s that this stuff shouldn't be used on (in favor of what)? Thanks for =
your help.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff=
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><B>I'm not the most experien=
ced around but have used the softener on a couple of pianos. Mildly su=
ccessful but also had to needle some. These hammers were like rocks.&n=
bsp; I have had faster success with squeezing (gently) with a pair of pliers=
. Please don't anyone flame me, I don't do Bosendorfer grands, these w=
ere, like, J. C. Higgins old uprights and the like. May not be elegant=
but it worked for me.<BR>
Charles Cron</B><BR>
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